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Pollutants in Buildings, Water and Living Organisms pp 51–84Cite as

Nanotechnology in Water Treatment

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Part of the book series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World ((ECSW,volume 7))

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Industrialization and excessive use of pesticides for boosting agricultural production has adversely affected the ecosystem, thus polluting natural water reserves. Remediation of contaminated water has been an area of concern with numerous techniques being applied to improve the quality of naturally available water to the level suitable for human consumption. Most of these methods however generate byproducts that are sometimes toxic. Heterogenous photocatalysis using metal oxide nanostructures for water purification is an attractive option because no harmful byproducts are created. A discussion on possible methods to engineer metal oxides for visible light photocatalysis is included to highlight the use of solar energy for water purification. Multifunctional photocatalytic membranes are considered advantageous over freely suspended nanoparticles due to the ease of its removal from the purified water. An overview of water remediation techniques is presented highlighting innovations through nanotechnology for possible addressing of problems associated with current techniques.

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  1. Assam Don Bosco University, Airport Road, Azara, Guwahati, 781017, India

    Sunandan Baruah

  2. Engineering and Management Sciences, Baluchistan University of IT, Quetta, Pakistan

    Muhammad Najam Khan

  3. School of Information and Communication Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Functional Materials, Isafjordsgatan 22, SE-164 40, Kista Stockholm, Sweden

    Joydeep Dutta

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Baruah, S., Khan, M.N., Dutta, J. (2015). Nanotechnology in Water Treatment. In: Lichtfouse, E., Schwarzbauer, J., Robert, D. (eds) Pollutants in Buildings, Water and Living Organisms. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19276-5_2

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